Her work focuses on self-formation; using writing, photography, and dharma to explore the effects of specific places, environments, and objects on personal and collective awakening.

With over 400 hours of meditation facilitation training, she has taught for BRIC, Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, Dia Arts Foundation, Google, SELF Magazine, SHAPE Magazine, theSkimm and more. You can read her writing in Tricycle Magazine, Urban Omnibus, and Syllabus Project, among others. Jessica was a 2019 Create Change Fellow at The Laundromat Project and a 2023 More Art Engaging Artist Fellow. She is a member of North Star Fund’s Community Funding Committees and holds an MA in Arts Politics from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Jessica lives in Brooklyn, NY on unceded Lenape territory with her plants and her books. In her free time, you can find her enjoying neighborhood green spaces and gardens.

You can regularly read Jessica’s work at slowlyslowy.substack.com.

CURRENTLY

• 2025 Bandung Resident ℅ the Asian American Arts Alliance and The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts

• 2025 - 2026 New City Critics Fellow with Urban Omnibus ℅ The Architectural League of New York and Urban Design Forum

• 2025 - 2027 Community Dharma Leader ℅ Spirit Rock Meditation Center